Please Post your Infinity speakers

[tubed]

They look amazing! How do they sound compare to your other infinitys?

The Monitor IIas are in beautiful condition.
I never heard them before and need to refoam the woofers but I'm sure they'll sound sweet.

 

[tubed]

Monitor IIa woofs

Speed-drying out on the deck.
They should be up and running this evening.

 

[jt45]

Speed-drying out on the deck.
They should be up and running this evening.

Nice job on those.

 

[uvafan420]

My Kappa 9.1 Series II. This is mu second pair, and searched long and hard for the 2nd pair in black and in mint condition. Love these speakers, and I have had many many Infinity speakers. As they say, to each his own.
You can also make out a box flush mounted in the wall on the right, this is two Alpine Type R 12s with about 4000 watts going to them. Those move the rafters in my house as they do trunk lids in a car

I have not invested as much in my camera, so sorry for the crappy lighting and photo look... But it is a theater and very low lighting. The speakers and screen make the room look small, but it is about 22' x 14' and that is a 120" widescreen.

 

[Ken Boyd]

Hello All,

In a short 6 months (since Nov last year), I have transformed from a person with no hobby - into an infinity and carver fan. I received much help from the AK community - with answers to my many questions (often so basic & naively embarrassing) about audio. I am still learning - but I enjoy every bit of my experience.

Speakers (from left to right): RS IIa, RS IIb, RS IIb, RS 2.5, Column 2, and Kappa 6.1 (photo - not arranged for listening).
Amplifiers: 2 tfm-45, 2 tfm-55, tfm-42, m-4.0t, m-1.5t, marantz 240
Preamp: B&K avp3090, carver c-1 (blown up), carver c-11 (blown up)
Source: Marantz dv7100, denon dcd 1560, Technics sl-1700 mk2 (coming soon)

As others have concluded, the IIb's are the best in that lot - but the watkins woofer sounds sweet and more wholesome to me. Wonder why they did not use it in the IIb's.

Most memorable experience was early February when I hooked up an m-1.5t (recently arrived from the post-office) to my system and it blew up (with a literal big bang that knocked off a fuse in my electrical box) - taking the c-1 to early demise with it. Sparks came off from that 1.5t but no burnt smell.

In the process, I have also learned how to dis-assemble and fix emim. I had two emims with ribbons starting to separate from the base. I built a jig (as suggested) and had no problem taking it off and putting it back. I used scotch tape to secure the ribbons back to the base. I also had an emim with resistance at ~8 ohm - caused by a slight damage to the strip near one terminal and damaged connectors. I applied the rear window defroster repair kit, soldered new wire in, and it solved the problem, bringing back the resistance to 3.4 ohm.

I am refoaming the woofers of the RS IIa - and I am planning to use this set to mod following what others did. I know nothing about electronics, so this will be a slow and long journey.

Weakest link is my preamp - I would like to go tube (AR SP-8 or SP-10) - or DIY tube preamp. Need to wait until I finally finish my house, hopefully by this fall. I know my limit - even with an understanding wife.

I never before realize that source can make a big difference. I thought all CDPs are the same, until I got the denon 1560, which blew the marantz dv7100 off the water. I am trying vinyl soon.

I actually felt guilty having that many infinity speakers but I got such a pleasure looking at and hearing these vintages. Such a refresher listening to them after a long day at the office.

yeah Waudio know the feeling. I have a lot of infinity speakers and carver products. Most of my carver audio is older stuff when he was with phase Linear. I have one big 7 foot high rack with every phase linear product, amps, preamps, tuner, parametric eq, spectrum analizer, analog delay, to name a few. I also have Carvers first preamp when he left Phase Linear. Right now I use them to drive a pair of QLS-1's and sometimes swap them out to a pair of Kappa 9's.

As much as I love the Infinity's I must say Carvers speakers are really amazing. I also have another rack of Phase Linear gear running his first speaker design the Phase Linear III's and in my opinion they sound as good as any of my Infinity speakers including my RS-1b's They create a huge sound stage and their bass using a seperate bass commode with a pair of 12 inch drivers produce very low almost subsonic frequencies. If you ever get an opportunity to get a pair take my advice you won't be dissapointed.

 

[trusound]

Vin

Vintage setup with Infinity 6001.

 

[jt45]

Vintage setup with Infinity 6001.

What receiver is that ? Looking good

 

[satorusun]

My Infinity 8.1, RSb's, RSa's

 

[jimreeves]

My Infinity 8.1, RSb's, RSa's

Nice collection Satorusun! Apart from the bass response, how would you compare the tonal quality of the older RSb's to the 8.1's?

 

[satorusun]

Nice collection Satorusun! Apart from the bass response, how would you compare the tonal quality of the older RSb's to the 8.1's?

It has been awhile since I have hooked up the RSb's. Might do that later today. I do remember that the smaller Infinity's have been very good sounding speakers. I really like the 1001a's, even without the emit driver. The 5000's are a very smooth, relaxing speaker. I do find the 8.1's a little unbalanced in this room. Very small room 13 x 12.5, versus the last room these were in 18 x 30.

 

[tubed]

Infinty Qbs do sound nice especially with some strategic internal bracing:yes:

 

[Blackbeerd]

I lucked into a pair of these minty Monitor IIa's and can't wait to get them up and running after a refoam.
It took awhile but it finally dawned on me the Peerless softdomes are larger than that of the 1 1/2ers" used in the Quantum lineup... the IIas using a 2" voice coil:scratch2:

Nice - definitely a rare find! I had a double-take when I saw the Peerless dome tweeter, thinking they must be Polks! I've seen photos of the Monitor IIA before but never realized they used that Peerless.

Interesting that the Peerless tweeter is run from 5 kHz - 10 kHz and the Walsh tweeter from there on up.

 

[tubed]

Nice - definitely a rare find! I had a double-take when I saw the Peerless dome tweeter, thinking they must be Polks! I've seen photos of the Monitor IIA before but never realized they used that Peerless.

Interesting that the Peerless tweeter is run from 5 kHz - 10 kHz and the Walsh tweeter from there on up.

I'd like to hear the Walsh from 8kHz on up as it's utilized on the WTLC with the tweeter doing 5k to 8k.
BTW. The 2" midrange is also Peerless and very smooth

 

[elnaldo]

Restored-mirrored Qb in Buenos Aires

Infinty Qbs do sound nice especially with some strategic internal bracing

I'd like to know about that "strategic" bracing... Always wanted to add some bracing to this new cabinets...

 

[halo71]

Just got these. RS-IIIa.
My first Infinity speakers. Gotta find logo's for the grills. Sorry for the crappy pic.

 

[trusound]

Very nice, congratulations!

 

[Miketheman]

An immaculate pair of WTLC:s that i had the fortune of owning for a while, also some "regular" RS5000 together with my current Column II:s

 

[JuggleSama]

My "new" Infinity RS2000's, and technically my first Infinity speaker. I'm proud to finally be able to post in this thread

 

[drknstrmyknight]

Reference Standard II's

 

[jimreeves]

Reference Standard II's

Damn fine lookin' spickers there Stormy :thmbsp: